India Today - October 07, 2024

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Highlights of India Today 7th October 2024 issue:

Reckless driving, bad road design, lax deterrence, inadequate safety features in vehicles and poor trauma care make India’s highways among the most lethal in the world. Also in the issue an exclusive interview with Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari, the coming Assembly election in Haryana, the ongoing political churn in Sri Lanka and a Q&A with Booker winner Geetanjali Shree.

VOTE FOR RADICAL CHANGE

The Aragalaya, the people's struggle that toppled the allpowerful Rajapaksa brothers from the seat of Sri Lankan political power in 2022, seemed to have disbanded after achieving its goal.

4 mins

SIDDA IN A CORNER

Nearly three months after Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah was besieged with allegations of his wife benefitting from irregularities at the Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA), things have come to a head.

3 mins

THE PUJA DAMPENER

The famed 'puja spirit' that takes hold of Bengal each August, rising in a crescendo till the four-day Durga Puja festivities in October and lingering on till Diwali, has been muted this year.

3 mins

RISING HIGHWAY DEATHS

RECKLESS DRIVING, BAD ROAD DESIGN, LAX DETERRENCE, INADEQUATE SAFETY FEATURES IN VEHICLES AND POOR TRAUMA CARE MAKE INDIA'S HIGHWAYS AMONG THE MOST LETHAL IN THE WORLD

10+ mins

"DEATH IN WAR HAS BEEN LOWER THAN ON ROADS"

NITIN GADKARI, the Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, is deeply concerned about the mounting accidents on India's highways and has launched a range of measures to reduce the risks. But in an interview to Group Editorial Director Raj Chengappa and Associate Editor Avishek G. Dastidar, he candidly admits that this is one area where he has failed to meet the targets he set. Edited excerpts from the interview:

5 mins

THE GREAT HARYANA DANGAL

FACING ANTI-INCUMBENCY, THE BJP IS TRYING HARD TO PROTECT ITS BASTION FROM THE CONGRESS, WHICH FANCIES ITS CHANCES DESPITE INFIGHTING

8 mins

A SHOCKING BEQUEST

KCR’S INDISCRIMINATE BORROWINGS LEFT TELANGANA WITH A HUGE PILE OF DEBT. OVER THE NEXT DECADE, THE STATE WILL PAY DEARLY FOR THE EX-CM’S WHIMS

6 mins

One Poll, Many Concerns

Despite Opposition, The Bjp-led Centre Is Determined To Pursue The One Nation, One Poll’ Plan. If It Does Happen, Questions Will Be Asked On Whether It Strengthens Or Weakens Our Democracy

5 mins

The Lost SPARKLE

India's diamond industry is undergoing a seismic shift as demand for natural stones declines and lab-grown alternatives rise, leaving skilled artisans grappling with dwindling incomes and uncertain futures

6 mins

VOICE OF THE YOUTH

Insightful discussions, pulsating concerts and more...Youth Summit 2024 was brimming with energy as over 5,000 students converged in Bengaluru to meet their icons

3 mins

Made in India

RIDING THE WAVE OF INTEREST IN ARTISTES FROM THE SUBCONTINENT, SINGER-SONGWRITER ASHA PUTHLI IS FINALLY HAVING A MOMENT

3 mins

Hitting a Winning Streak

OTT roles, anew music album and part of Lollapalooza India’s line-up, it seems like American artiste Lisa Mishra is here to stay

2 mins

Contemporary CREATIONS

BARODA BUZZ AT DELHT’S GALLERY ART POSITIVE PLUGS INTO CURRENT TRENDS IN THE BARODA SCHOOL OF ART

2 mins

A LIFETIME ART OF SCULPTURES

An exhibition at Triveni KalaSangam, Delhi, showcases five decades of veteran sculptor Biman B. Das's oeuvre

2 mins

A DRAMATIC LIFE

Written by his daughter, this biography humanises the towering cultural figure that was Ebrahim Alkazi

2 mins

Theatre of the People

This biography pays fulsome tribute to Indian street theatre pioneer Safdar Hashmi, whose life was tragically cut short in 1989

2 mins

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